BJJ in New Bedford

New Bedford, on the South Coast roughly 50 miles from Boston, hosts **Fight Sports Boston jiu jitsu** (formerly Xcel Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) at 1239 Chaffee St — affiliated with the broader Fight Sports family headquartered in Miami under Roberto "Cyborg" Abreu (a notable competition lineage outside the Rollbook standard whitelist). The academy is led by **Darren Boucher**, a BJJ black belt under Marcio Silva (3x World Champion) who has trained under Cyborg Abreu, Yuri Villefort, Marcio Silva, and Igor and Thaisio Feliz. Boucher took 1st at the IBJJF Orlando Open as a brown belt and 2nd at the IBJJF Boston Open as a black belt; he is also a call firefighter for Mattapoisett. Programs cover authentic BJJ (Kids 5-8, 8-11, 11-Teens, Adult Gi, Adult No-Gi, Drill Class, Open Mat) plus Judo and Wrestling for self-defense, competition, and MMA. Open mats run Mon-Sat in evening blocks (Mon 7 PM Gi, Tue 7 PM No-Gi, Wed 7 PM Gi, Thu 7 PM No-Gi, Fri 6 PM, Sat 12 PM). Free week trial for new students.